Sharp AQUOS 46-Inch LED HDTV
Sharp AQUOS LC46LE700UN 46 Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV
The LE700 series again illustrates Sharp’s LCD technology leadership while also demonstrating its LED engineering advantages. Sharp’s UltraBrilliant LED system illuminates the TV to extremely high brightness and contrast levels and enables significant environmental benefits such as longer life expectancy, no heavy metals and lower power consumption. At the same time, the XGen LCD Panel utilizes an ingeniously devised pixel design that permits more light to pass through even while minimizing light leakage, with the result being the deepest black levels that AQUOS has ever achieved. Overall, the LE700 series shows that with Sharp, it’s not just LED… it’s AQUOS LED.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Extreamelly Recomanded “LED TV” (Five Stars)
This TV is unbelievable – it has the best picture quality I have ever seen. Don’t be fooled by the fetchers that Samsung and LG have. I compared this TV side by side with Samsung UN46B8000 and I liked the Sharp way more than the Samsung. My advice is to compare this TV with any other TV you intend to buy and see the difference your self. I strongly recommend this TV and if you don’t like it I will buy it from you!!
GOOD LUCK!
5 Stars Perfect Value Point
Currently this is one of the cheapest LED LCD tvs on the market.
Why is it so cheap? Sharp skipped out on a few features that that add a lot to the price without adding a lot to the quality.
1) No sub-dimming.
Many LED tvs support dimming some of the LEDs to get blacker blacks. While this sounds great in theory, the problem is currently the resolution of the LED array is much lower than of the LCD array. This means that the dimming can’t perfectly match the image so you’ll sometimes see edges glowing. I’m happier without this feature as the lighting is consistent.
2) Not 240hz.
The input is 60hz (at best) which can then be extrapolated into 120hz (which this tv does). Going up to 240hz makes it more likely that the interpolations will guess wrong and offers little benefit in terms of noticeable difference.
3) Not super thin.
Some LED tvs are ridiculously thin. While uber-thin tvs look nice hanging on a wall, it adds a lot to the price tag. It also means less space for inputs. This TV has a great form-factor and looks amazing. I doubt you’ll ever notice how thin your TV is after buying it.
On the other hand, Sharp didn’t skimp on the LED panel, using full-array backlighting. This gives more consistent brightness than perimeter LEDs.
My one small complaint is that it takes a bit longer to switch inputs than I’d like.
Overall, I highly recommend this tv. The picture quality is superb. When I went to a retail store to compare it to non-LED tvs I could see a world of difference. The contrast is amazing with deep blacks and the colour is very vivid. It even works great as a 1920×1080 monitor for my mac mini using a DVI to HDMI adapter.
3 Stars Good Bright LED
Pros
+ Great price for a LED
+ Ultimate contrast/brightness
+ Good design
+ Rich color
Cons
- Image processing is below average
- The edges in the images are not smooth enough (Anti aliasing is poor)
- The SD noise reduction processing is below average
Please wait till CNET reviews this, before buying this TV. [...]
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